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Ramirez v. County Of San Bernardino

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a civil rights action, the district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint is reversed where plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, filed...

Shirley v. Yates

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus petition raising a claim under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the district court's denial of the petition is reversed...

Abril-Rivera v. Johnson

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII lawsuit brought by former employees of a now-closed Puerto Rico call center run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),...

Chavarriaga v. State of N..J. Dept. of Corr.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Rights
In a prisoner civil rights action, the district court's grant of summary judgment to three named defendants and dismissal of other claims under...

Class v. Towson University

Sports Law, Education Law, Civil Rights
In an action challenging defendant Towson University's refusal to allow plaintiff to return to playing football after he suffered a near-death...

ALLCO v. Klee

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
In an action challenging the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's award of two wholesale renewable energy contracts for...

Uzoukwu v. Krawiecki

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging false arrest and excessive force by defendant police officers, the district court's judgment entering the...

Jarvis v. Village Gun Shop, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, involving the actions of a privately owned storage facility with respect to firearms confiscated by...

Griffin v. Baltimore Police Dep't

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action following plaintiff's release from custody after post-conviction proceedings uncovered numerous Brady violations...

Shamir v. City of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging false arrest and use of excessive force, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint under...